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I bought a 2010 Land Rover LR4 last year for a shopping/picking people up at the airport car. (My other cars are both 2 seaters.) I thought it was great until I brought it into the shop for something minor and they put it up on the rack and found out it was rusted through. Back to CarMax it went. (And they did good by me, no complaints.)
However, now I'm a bit spooked at used cars, and again am looking for something that can carry a ton of stuff and can seat 5. AWD would be a plus, but not really necessary. Navigation and heated seats are necessary. I'm looking for something less than $30K, with a cargo capacity of at least 70 cu ft.
We happen to rent a RAV4, and it was pretty nice. My daughter recently got a Suburu Crosstrek, and I saw the Forrester looked nice. Anything else I should be looking at?
If I do go for a used car, it would be to get up to the cargo capacity of the LR4, which was close to 90cu ft. Any particular make and models that would go for less than $30K in that area?
Since your very price conscious for this class (30K) and have a high priority on cargo capacity, then the first thing you should look at is the Subaru Outback (not Crosstrek or Forester). The Outback is one of the best bang for the bucks in terms of size and capacity vs price that I think you will find. That said, I would also recommend going with the H6 engine if you did get one, which may cross your price threshold.
Another choice, in consideration of price, might be a Dodge Journey. (Oh, I can hear the groaning here on CD now). Certainly not the top choice in the SUV class, but there usually are deals on it making it a good value for features option anyway.
Really, however, I would not let a bad experience with the LR4 dissuade you from the used market. Having a rust through issue on a 5 year old SUV is almost unheard of, except maybe aside from Land Rover, which is certainly not known for being a highly reliable brand. If you change your mind and open yourself up to shopping late model (maybe a couple years old with some warranty left) SUV, you will have a ton of options and all of which should last you a very long time! Particularly as a partial use vehicle.
If I do go back to used, what brands of SUVs are considered reliable for say, 2012 or 13 that have decent cargo space but are not huge. I did drive buses for awhile, not willing to go back to that type of thing. :-)
I bought a 2010 Land Rover LR4 last year for a shopping/picking people up at the airport car. (My other cars are both 2 seaters.) I thought it was great until I brought it into the shop for something minor and they put it up on the rack and found out it was rusted through. Back to CarMax it went. (And they did good by me, no complaints.)
However, now I'm a bit spooked at used cars, and again am looking for something that can carry a ton of stuff and can seat 5. AWD would be a plus, but not really necessary. Navigation and heated seats are necessary. I'm looking for something less than $30K, with a cargo capacity of at least 70 cu ft.
We happen to rent a RAV4, and it was pretty nice. My daughter recently got a Suburu Crosstrek, and I saw the Forrester looked nice. Anything else I should be looking at?
If I do go for a used car, it would be to get up to the cargo capacity of the LR4, which was close to 90cu ft. Any particular make and models that would go for less than $30K in that area?
Those would be my picks, in order. The CRV just looks like crap and offers nothing more than the others except vibration and NVH problems and the worst AWD of the group.
Since your very price conscious for this class (30K) and have a high priority on cargo capacity, then the first thing you should look at is the Subaru Outback (not Crosstrek or Forester). The Outback is one of the best bang for the bucks in terms of size and capacity vs price that I think you will find. That said, I would also recommend going with the H6 engine if you did get one, which may cross your price threshold.
Another choice, in consideration of price, might be a Dodge Journey. (Oh, I can hear the groaning here on CD now). Certainly not the top choice in the SUV class, but there usually are deals on it making it a good value for features option anyway.
Really, however, I would not let a bad experience with the LR4 dissuade you from the used market. Having a rust through issue on a 5 year old SUV is almost unheard of, except maybe aside from Land Rover, which is certainly not known for being a highly reliable brand. If you change your mind and open yourself up to shopping late model (maybe a couple years old with some warranty left) SUV, you will have a ton of options and all of which should last you a very long time! Particularly as a partial use vehicle.
The outback kindof sucks with the H6 and the 4-speed. The newer CVT actually makes use of the power and gets significantly better mileage, but is above the price threshold of OP, unfortunately.
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